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In 1998, the Hands On'Semble released their self titled debut CD featuring guest performances by Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri (one of the world's greatest tabla virtuosos), and by Poovalur Srinivasan (master of the south Indian mridangam). Check out what people are saying about this cd! "Masterful..." - (Modern Drummer), "An excellent recording for listeners who wish to hear the full spectrum of musical sounds available from hand drums from around the world" (Percussive Notes), "Our favorite new frame drumming CD!" - (rhythmweb.com). "This just might be the best percussion recording ever made. The drumming is of such a high quality that this CD is on my short list of the CDs I can recommend to any drummer or percussionist. It is one of those rare CDs that is wonderful to listen to, and also can be played over and over in order to learn new rhythms and compositional forms. Instruments played include tabla, frame drums, riq, djembe, kanjira, mridangam, gongs, marimba, sogo , congas, and dumbek. Every drummer should own this CD. " - (Percussionmusic.com) "The center of gravity clearly is Indian and Oriental rhythm without succumbing to cerebral exaggeration, the grooves are always exciting, and humor never goes short: They drum on spaghetti pots (why not, if the Indians do it on flower pots), Beethoven's Hymn to Joy is presented on a Hungarian Jew's harp. The impossible is made possible in the combination of two djembe drums with two frame drums by using expanded playing techniques. Indian rhythmics are applied to everything (African drums and bells, back beats, etc.) as a common denominator and never appear to be artificial. Thanks to short commentaries all the games are comprehensible; the two Indian teachers of the ensemble, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri and Poovalur Srinivasan have splendid guest appearances. Surprising combinations of sounds and rhythms make listening a pleasure, the emphasis is on communicative group playing. John Bergamo, Austin Wrinkle, Randy Gloss, and Andrew Grueschow succeeded in presenting a CD clearly ranking among the most interesting percussion CD's of the last ten years." - (Michael Weil, Percussion Creative (Germany)) Check out the artist's website: http://www.handsonsemble.com Track List: 1. Intro 2. Wart Hog #3 3. Three Fro 4. Piru Bole 5. Ode to Joy 6. Crevice 7. Swimming to Alifbay 8. Boon Rawd 9. Frembe 10. Deep Dun-Dun 11. Outro Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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